Meet Tamworth FC - Tottenham FA Cup third round opponents secret weapon and stadium size revealed

Tottenham will face non-league Tamworth in the FA Cup third round after being drawn against the lowest ranked team left in the competition. For the National League side, it is a dream.

Andy Peaks' men have already overcome Burton Albion and Huddersfield Town last month, both League One clubs at opposing ends of the table. They beat Macclesfield prior to that.

Over the weekend of January 10-13 they will host Tottenham. It was one of many standout ties to be drawn for this historic round of the FA Cup.

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Where is Tamworth and just who are the team hoping to become giant killers, though?

For starters, Tamworth are 16th in the National League this season having won seven of their 19 games so far, drawing four and losing eight. They have a negative goal difference.

Peaks and his players aren't too far from making a push for the playoffs, regardless, and are only six points off the seventh spot. It is in the FA Cup that their form has come with only one league win in the last five played.

When drawn with Tottenham, Peaks was grinning from ear to ear. "Yeah, we're happy with that draw," he said on BBC at Old Trafford, where the event took place. "We want it to be at home, obviously a Premier League club of that magnitude is absolutely brilliant. We're delighted with that."

Does he see his team causing some damage after already shocking League One opponents? "It's a huge step up to be honest, I'm not going to lie. The town will be absolutely buzzing for it. It'll be sold out and it'll be a great atmosphere so it's one we can really look forward to."

Their method towards that is clear. Through Tom Tonks, a 33-year-old veteran centre-back from Walsall, they will launch throws into the box. Such is the distance he can get onto his Rory Delap-esque weapon, Tamworth scored almost directly from a throw earlier this season. Huddersfield goalkeeper Chris Maxwell was unable to deal with the pressure and ended up punching into his own net.

Upon learning of the draw, Tonks posted on X (formerly Twitter). "Oiiiiiii [Cristian] Romero Come head these Long chucks from the half way line What a drawwwwww!!!!!!".

For Spurs, it will be a 118-mile trip to Tamworth, which is situated in Staffordshire outside of Birmingham. The Lamb Ground, which will host its biggest match ever, has a capacity of less than 5,000.

In fact, Wembley Stadium could fit the entire population of Tamworth with room to spare. The latest figures estimate just under 80,000 live there in the borough.

From facing the likes of Wealdstone, Yeovil Town, Eastleigh, and Forest Green, Tamworth will now be rewarded with Tottenham. Their fortunes could hardly be further apart.

Formed in 1933, the team was built from the ashes of Tamworth Castle FC and played at Wembley for the FA Vase final in 1989, lifting the trophy at Peterborough via a replay. In 2003 they also played the FA Trophy Final at Villa Park but were defeated.

Mark Cooper led the club to a third round replay against Stoke City in 2006. Five years later they went close against Everton at the same stage.

Last season, Tamworth gained promotion from the National League North, going up as champions. Even in that division, they had a stadium of middling size.

Tamworth have been bouncing between the National League and relegation for over a decade outside of that and in February 2022 it was Peaks who got the call to deliver promotion, something he did in his second full season. His biggest challenge now approaches in the form of Tottenham.

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